Mahaweli water not needed if mud filled tanks in Mulaitheevu are renovated, assure the NPC Minister of Agriculture

Agricultural projects will be beneficial to people if they are undertaken by Provincial Council along with the Central Government , said NPC Minister of Agriculture, K.Sivanesan had said.

The inauguration of the Special project for promoting Agriculture was held NPC Department of Agriculture in conjunction with Central Department of Agriculture and the Agrarian Services Department under the theme of ” Let’s rise together … Let’s conquer the Yala Season” was held at the Odduchuddan Agricultural Training Centre, day before yesterday.

The Minister said so in this event and speaking further he said, ” When Ranil was the Agricultural Minister , he said that he will bring the Mahaweli to the North but, so far not even plot of a Tamil irrigated so far with Mahaweli water. What we say to the Mahaweli officials is that, bring Mahaweli to the North. Irrigate the lands but do not bring in Sinhala settlements with it. We will not consent to such settlements.

If we implement Water Management in a proper way, Mahaweli water will not be needed here. There are thousands of small irrigation tanks in Mulaitheevu District, many of which are within lands declared as Forest Department’s Lands. If these mud filled tanks are renovated mahaweli water will not needed here .” , he said.